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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the 25th day of Adar, 5739, the following scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Exodus 35:1-40:38; 12:1-20. Prophetical portion, Ezekiel 45:16-46:18.
Thursday, Rosh Hodesh Nisan, Numbers 28:1-15.
Candle lighting, Friday, March 23, 6:29 p.m.
VOL. LXXV, No. 3
Page Four
Friday, March 23, 1979
Jimmy Carter, the Peace-Maker
Another chapter attesting to the human val-
ues and social aspects of basic Americanism has
been added to the record of this nation's adher-
ence to the highest ideals of justice.
Jimmy Carter engineered the great task
towards peace in the Middle East, and by his
actions he has honored the Presidency and has
redeemed the- good name of this nation on a
global level.
President Carter had been subjected to many
criticisms. When he praised Anwar Sadat and,
by implication, chided Menahem Begin, his
views were considered prejudiced. He was the
target, and often there was the general belief he
was partial to the Egyptians.
In Cairo and in Jerusalem, during the week of
March 9 to 13, 1979, as at Camp David in Sep-
tember of 1978, Jimmy Carter redeemed him-
self and added glory to the genius and honor of
the United States of America.
He labored tirelessly for the ideal that be-
came one of the major objectives in his duties in
foreign affairs in which this country is so deeply
involved. He pursued his aim with courage.
Had he succeeded earlier he might have
shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Sadat and
Begin. Perhaps he is due for it in the year ahead.
Jimmy Carter has earned the esteem and
gratitude of his people and of the free nations of
the world who recognize the significance of the
peace effort in the Middle East as a symbol for
warlessness for all mankind.
To President Carter goes the glory of leader-
ship for peace. That - achievement grants him
the noblest acclaim mankind can extend to a
man of vision and courage.
Anwar Sadat, the Fearless Leader
Anwar Sadat is unique to the Middle East and
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to the world.
Unlike the overwhelming sentiments in the
Arab world of branding Israel and making her
demise a holy cause, the Egyptian president ,
defied the hatreds and spoke out for peace with
his Israeli neighbors.
In every effort to bring the spokesmen of the
Arab world to a peace table for discussion of
amity among kindred peoples, not a single Arab
could be induced to speak with Israelis face-to-
face. When there were efforts for such confron-
tations, Arab spokesmen insisted upon being
separated from Israelis by screens or by appear-
ing separately. Anwar Sadat sang a different
tune. He was the realist who not only came
face-to-face with Menahem Begin and the
members of the ruling parties in Israel. He came
to Jerusalem to achieve that task.
Therefore, Anwar Sadat emerges on the scene
as a spokesman for his people who recognizes
that if humanity is to survive it must be on
terms of decency among neighbors, of coopera-
tion between nations, of mutual respect be-
tween adherents of differing religions.
Peace became a mission for the man who
heads a government that is faced with difficult
tasks to provide for the needs of a growing popu-
lation, for a nation of 40,000,000, many of them
impoverished, amidst illiteracy, poverty, with
few means to sustain themselves decently.
Anwar Sadat presides over a nation that suf-
fered many losses in wars with Israel, as well as
with disease and poverty. He knows that there
must be an end to such sufferings and he
adheres to the means of calling a halt to blind-
ness to realities which demand an accord with a
neighbor who similarly craves for prevention of
repetitious wars.
Anwar Sadat proved his sincerity in his re-
sponse to a call for peace with Israel_ He is
fulfilling his mission. He emerges honorably in
the quest for good relations with a neighbor who
does not choose to be an enemy.
Glory to his name as well in this period of
peace-making.
Menahem Begin, Israeli Patriot
Menahem Begin was often acclaimed favora-
bly in the columns. He was not always under-
stood. In the critical years of the Yishuv, the
Jewish settlement in Palestine prior to the re-
'birth of Israel, he was branded by his opponents
for views they considered too extreme. He held
fast to his ideals in spite of the censures and
condemnations.
Then he came to power, subduing, at the polls,
his severest critics who had virtually been his
enemies.
As Israel's Chief of State, he faced the issues
of security for his people and confrontation with
a strong neighbor with whom Israel had been at
war for 29 years. Many demands were made
upon him and his government — to abandon
territory, to give up gains attained in the strug-
gle for safe and secure boundaries. The conces-
sions he was asked to make called for national
_sacrifices. They may appear cruel. Acceding to
them, not only at the demand of Anwar Sadat
but especially at the urging of President Jimmy
Carter, seemed cruel. He came to terms with
reality which spells out Israel's needs and his
nation's future. He proved the great statesman
who also is the great patriot. He has not aban-
doned the latter while practicing the skills of
the former.
History will judge him well. Menahem Begin
is the man of faith, a highly cultured and
knowledgeable leader, a man of spirit and
idealism. It is in these ranks that he acts as his
people's defender, and the peace he has helped
mold gives him the right to that role without
challenge.
In Jewish and in Israeli history, the name of
Menahem Begin will be recorded with glory and
the honor he has earned in a life of struggle that
has led to his success. His success also is his
people's triumph.
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Stein and Day Volume
Just Because They're Jewish,
Factual, Fascinating Record
M. Hirsh Goldberg has a long record as author of many articles on
Jewish subjects. His earlier book, "The Jewish Connection," covered a
vast field of Jewish creativity and vast contributions to civilization, to
humanity.
"Just Because They're Jewish" (Stein and Day), his current work,
is not necessarily a sequel. It is a record of Jews who have emerged
superbly in all fields of endeavor. In that fashion it could well be
judged as a repudiation of prejudices by means of introducing a long
list of characters who give substance to civilized society.
There is a claim to the "Goldberg Law," which could be translated
into the Goldberg aim to present the facts.
What this book does, in effect, is repudiate the libels by drawing
on truth and by presenting the characters who created the truths:
Whether it is the religious misconceptions. or portrayals of Jews
as lacking in courage, in the sports, in science, in every field of human
endeavor, the many notables in Jewish historical experiences arise in
this voume to defy the falsehoods about their people and the author's
compilation reads like a Who's Who in World Jewish Achievements.
Every chapter commences with a presentation of facts, and the
texts themselves fascinatingly read like romances.
Taking one chapter as exemplary, the book's approach will be-
come understandable. For example, the chapter headed "Praise the
Lord and Pass the Ammunition" begins with these introductory facts:
FACT: More Jews died fighting for Germany in World
War I than have died fighting for the state of Israel.
FACT: In one country during World War II, Jewish
soldiers fought alongside Nazi soldiers• and even reported
to German officers — without any discrimination.
FACT: A Jew, referred to as "Two-Gun Cohen," helped
build the Chinese army and was named a general in China's
armed forces.
FACT: Three Jews are among nine individuals hon-
ored in the United States Military Academy at West Point as
history's greatest warriors.
FACT: Fifteen Jewish officers fought in the Battle of
Waterloo.
FACT: At one time, so many Jews were soldiers in the
French Foreign Legion that a Passover Seder was held for
1,500 Jewish legionnaires.
As proof, Goldberg tells about 124,000 Jews who were listed for
bravery in Russia. The record of Jewish devotion to the country of
birth is given from official sources. Heroes in America's wars are
listed, including Commodore Uriah P. Levy. While Jews were not
permitted to serve in armed forces during eras of persecution, they
later proved their mettle. The record presented by Goldberg is an
astounding one.
This applies to all other fields of endeavor.
Goldberg's compilation certainly serves well as a documentary
demolishing bogus stories and therefore is valuable for non-Jews. The
volume, however, has as much merit for Jewish readers. It is ques-
tionable whether the information provided is generally known, and
for readers of all faiths who seek information-providing details should
be on all bookshelves, certainly the Jewish included.
The gallery of Jews introduced by Goldberg is impressive. It
would, indeed, require a complete Who's Who to reproduce them
alphabetically,
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